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10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending May 10, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you the compliance professional and the compliance stories you need to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Corruption Perceptions Index 2024: A “Dangerous Problem” Globally, with More Expected from Governments in Asia Pacific

On February 11, 2025, Transparency International (TI) published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024. TI observes that corruption remains “a dangerous problem in every part of the world, but change for the...more

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Anticorruption and FCPA Enforcement: Takeaways and Lessons Heading into 2025

This is the second in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

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Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for September 2024

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Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

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Combatting foreign bribery: A closer look at Australia’s new legislation

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The guidance recommends that companies put in place controls that are proportionate to their operations, including the level of its exposure to foreign bribery risks and its business activities, which includes the...more

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Australia’s new anti-foreign bribery regime – government publishes important guidance

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Six months after the passage of the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Act 2024, the Australian government has published important guidance on the “adequate procedures” companies should have in place in...more

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United States and 12 Indo-Pacific Countries Begin Discussions on Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, but Stop Short of Launching...

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On May 23, 2022, the United States and 12 other Indo-Pacific countries agreed to launch "collective discussions towards future negotiations" on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) proposed by the Biden Administration. ...more

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The Australian Parliament Enacts Magnitsky-style Laws

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Australia's Existing Autonomous Sanctions Regime - Australia's existing autonomous sanctions regime is set out in the Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011 (Cth) ("Act")....more

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The Future Direction of Corporate Criminal Responsibility in Australia

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On 31 August 2020, the Australian Law Reform Commission's Final Report on Corporate Criminal Responsibility was tabled in Parliament. The Final Report makes significant recommendations for reform of corporate criminal...more

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ALRC Proposes Significant Reforms for Australia's Corporate Criminal Liability Regime

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The Situation: The Australian Law Reform Commission ("ALRC") has released its much anticipated Discussion Paper on Australia's corporate criminal responsibility regime, which provides the ALRC's preliminary views in relation...more

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Changes Ahead for Australia’s Corporate Criminal Liability Regime

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The Situation: At the direction of the Attorney General of Australia, the Australian Law Reform Commission ("ALRC") is undertaking a comprehensive review of Australia's Commonwealth corporate criminal liability regime. The...more

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Australian Government Announces Proposal for New Federal Corruption Watchdog

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The Situation: The Federal Government has introduced a proposal to create a Commonwealth Integrity Commission ("CIC") to replace the current "multiagency approach" to integrity and anticorruption arrangements of the federal...more

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"Absolute Liability" for a Failure to Prevent Foreign Bribery: Significant Change Ahead in Australia?

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On 6 December 2017, Australia's Federal Government tabled the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2017 ("Bill"), which contains various amendments to Australia's foreign bribery regime, including...more

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Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for September 2017

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In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

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Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for April 2017

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

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Australian Companies Face Greater Scrutiny With New Foreign Bribery Investigations Team

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On 5 September 2016, the Commonwealth Government announced the establishment of a Perth-based specialised fraud and anti-corruption team that will focus on foreign bribery investigations. Justice Minister Michael Keenan has...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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Four SEC Commissioners addressed the annual SEC Speaks Conference, reviewing recent agency initiatives and tracing potential paths for the future. The SEC also brought another FCPA action, a misappropriation case and an...more

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Australian Anti-Corruption Proposal to Mandate Disclosure of Offshore Mining and Resources Payments to Governments

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Australia has taken a significant step in supporting a global movement for accountability and transparency in the mining and extractives industries. On 28 October 2014, Greens leader Christine Milne introduced the...more

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